Articles about Public safety

"Smart on Crime" is a new report from the Death Penalty Information Center that examines the cost of the death penalty versus its value.

The Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment has released their report. Click here to download the full report.

The Commission voted 13-9 to recommend repealing the death penalty. The Commission was created by the Maryland legislature at the beginning of the year and tasked with studying all aspects of the death penalty in Maryland. Five public hearings were held with extensive testimony of those directly impacted by the death penalty.

The basic findings of the Commission are as follows:

Corrections workers like former San Quentin warden Jeanne Woodford place promoting public safety at the forefront of their lives.

The Maryland Commission on Capital Punishment has been holding hearings to examine all aspects of the death penalty in Maryland and will submit a report to the legislature by mid-December. Check out this interesting story about two members of the Commission. Vicki Scheiber's daughter was raped and murdered in 1998. Matt Campbell is a former prosecutor. Both oppose the death penalty. Click here to hear their stories.

Among the top stories recently has been the announcement that the U.S. government will seek the death penalty in trials of six Guantanamo detainees. The news was immediately followed by criticism. Here are some of the arguments against death: